I have been taking seroquel since 2000 and it has been a great med for me. But, lately I have noticed that I have been short tempered. I can't concentrate to clean my house, and I feel fatigued alot. I do wonderful at work and to be honest, would rather be there than at home. All my bloodwork is normal except for evaluated cholesterol, which is a definate side effect of seroquel. I take 200mg of seroquel. My question is this....could the seroquel be causing the problem?

I am married with 4 kids. I was a stay at home mom until 2 years ago when I went to work. My husband does not help out enough with the household chores and I feel bitter. My kids are pulling at me and my husband is pulling at me, and my bills are pulling at me, and my laundry is pulling at me, and my kitchen is pulling at me, ETC ETC ETC. I am responsible for 90% of the household chores and I just can't seem to get it together. All I want to do when I am at home is stay in my room. I feel depressed, tired, burned out, and bitter. I love my husband and kids dearly and my husband is truly the best...he is good to me, kind, supportive!!! And he is a good provider. But, I can't get him to see that I need help...I have a health problem that consumes 3 hours of my day and then I work 40 to 50 hours every week. I just don't have enough hours in the day to do what I need to do.

But, even when I have time, say on a Saturday, I just stay in my room! I don't use my time wisely when I do have the time. What is wrong with me????? My house is a mess and all I can do is feel angry about it....

No, I don't take any other meds. Seroquel has always been great for me. I am wondering if I maybe need to go back down to 100 mg since I have been so tired. But, I can't just go down to 100 mg due to side effects of withdrawal. I don't have any 50mg pills....are you like this? When I tried to come down to 100 mg I was very ill and nauseas. Could this solve my problem of not being able to clean my house and stay out of my bed when I am home???? Thank you for responding...I really appreciate it.

Have you tried explaining this to your doctor? Maybe a med adjustment is called for. Like Becky said, maybe adding something to the seroquel. I wouldn't try to cut back without the doctor's help. That could be dangerous. And very uncomfortable. I hope that you find what it right for you.

You do a lot, I don't know why you would expect to be able to do more. I couldn't do half of what you do. And you said that you have health issues besides depression? You deserve to take a day and rest. Nothing wrong with that. Try not to be so hard on yourself. We are all getting older, and do less. That is to be expected. So just keep trying and give yourself a pat on the back now and then. Treat yourself to something nice.

seroquel is an anti-psychotic, seems that an anti-depressant might be the go. seroquel is extremely sedating, thus i am on it for sleep. even though sometimes it poops. (severe insomnia) i take a minium of 1200mg at night, and have tried everything else. mogodon, serapax, valium, stilnox, etc. i find the seroquel to be extremely helpful, when i do get some zzz's that is!!!! suggest a chat with your doc. depression sucks, thus we all understand what it is your going through. keep posting. with healing compassion, jamie.YESTERDAY IS A BUTTERLY WITHOUT WINGS. (ME)